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Actually the opposite. It looked like death when I got it, and I polished it, and then lacquered with a spray can.

I remembered you got it for stupid cheap. Looks great! Sorry to derail the WTB post.

not really derailed, if nothing else it shows if you keep your eyes open, deals can be found for three reasons

many of these are old and ugly, but might still play well

Some people see the three valves and call them Baritones

the vast majority of even band people (and I would say most Euphonium players younger than 30) have no idea what 3v compensation is, or even that it exists in the 1st place, so they have no idea that it's desirable

I've had 50-year-old band directors scratch their heads when I've mentioned "3-valve compensating".

Found one, but know he's not going to buy it. He got that Yam 201 for $50 and it's practically new, and he is the most stubborn bargain hunter I've ever met.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... 9&_sacat=0

I think that's an above average price for one in that condition.

Your friend/acquaintance really isn't in the market, particularly considering that a playable 3V comp is only about the same cost/value/whatever as the average 1-month USA new car payment (not including comprehensive insurance).

When I bought my (pricey - at least, for me) big B-flat, I knew I was going to have to relieve myself of some significant dough...
Ii was trying to keep it under $8K ...then $9K ...then $10K (over the years, as the value of the dollar diminished so severely over the past decade), and - finally - found one that a gentleman was generously willing to sell me for around $10K...as (not just inflation, but hyperinflation) has occurred since, I'm not willing to consider that amount it's value (not anymore) - and whether-or-not anyone would ever being in the market for one of them. I believe fewer than thirty have been fabricated. They are sheet-brass instruments, and not production models, obviously...and no thanks: Though interesting, y'all can keep your 497's.

https://www.musicarts.com/miraphone-98- ... ain0102413

with THIS...

https://www.musicarts.com/j-winter-jw-9 ... ain0089266

PLUS (individual) shipping (two cartons) FREE SHIPPING: Oversized items are excluded.

...so - if new, my outfit with shipping is c. $25K - without any of the (strongly personally viewed as) improvements (well over a hundred hours of very efficient/fast work, plus some dough) I've done to mine.

summary:
When someone's talking no-money b.s. about buying something, there's no point in wasting time trying to help them out.
(Hell, if I found a $50 playable/good-valves 3-valve comp ANYTHING, I'd likely buy it for MY-FRIGGIN'-SELF.)
$50 is a damn (ie. low-grade) steak dinner from Walmart

me...??
I'd like to own a good-valves/repairable-or-already-good 1990's King fiberglass sousaphone, but - right now - I'm not willing to shell out the dough to buy one for what they're worth, so I ain't running a WTB ad for one.

So then why do you keep the thread going?

There's a pretty one on Facebook today.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZufpXz ... tid=xfxF2i

PURDY

Can't find "euphgroup" on FB and can't see it w/o being a member of that group.

Link is gone. It must have sold